Procedure codes are a sub-type of medical classification used to identify specific surgical, medical, or diagnostic interventions. The structure of the codes will depend on the classification; for example some use a numerical system, others alphanumeric.

Examples of procedure codes

International

• International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2), as well as procedure codes; ICPC-2 also contains diagnosis codes, reasons for encounter (RFE), and process of care.
• International Classification of Procedures in Medicine (ICPM) and International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)^[1]
• SNOMED CT

North American

• Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) (used in Canada. Replaced CCP.) ^[2]
• Current Dental Terminology (CDT)
• Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (including Current Procedural Terminology) (for outpatient use; used in United States)
• ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) (for inpatient use; used in United States)
• ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (subset of ICD-9-CM) (formerly used in United States prior to the introduction of the ICD-10-PCS)
• Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) (used in United States) ^[3]
• Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)
• Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)

European

• Classification des Actes Médicaux (CCAM) (used in France)^[4]
• Classificatie van verrichtingen (Dutch)
• Gebührenordnung für ärzte (GOÄ) (Germany)
• Nomenclature des prestations de santé de l'institut national d'assurance maladie invalidité (Belgium)
• NOMESCO
• OPCS-4 (used by the NHS in England)^[5]
• OPS-301 (adaptation of ICPM used in Germany)
• Read codes, used in United Kingdom General Practice
• TARMED (Switzerland)

Other

• Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI)^[6]

See also

• diagnosis code
• medical classification
• chargemaster

References